Example sentences of "[verb] [coord] [modal v] [not/n't] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | B has infringed the patent for the computer chips even if he did not know or could not be expected to know of the patent . |
| 2 | The value of extra years of life diminishes however if one or more of these quality factors declines or can not be assured . |
| 3 | The size of the pleats and spaces are predetermined and can not be altered . |
| 4 | There is an even more telling reason why , in higher education , the teacher 's authority has to be won and can not be presumed . |
| 5 | The right hon. Gentleman will be all present on the Opposition Benches for some time to come and will not be leading for Britain at future NATO summits . |
| 6 | All these examples enabled Marx to show that the relations between those involved in the process of production can be extremely varied and need not be the depersonalized capitalist ones . |
| 7 | If someone had neglected to put it away in the buffet after supper , then with luck it had been forgotten and would not be missed . |
| 8 | National goals and regional policies for the less-favoured areas also vary and grounds for comparison are difficult to establish and may not be relevant . |
| 9 | They have been well mixed and can not be seen . |
| 10 | They have been well mixed and can not be seen . |
| 11 | One suggestion is that Blake v Barnard is badly reported and should not be followed . |
| 12 | But the Lancashire-based company has now ceased trading and will not be sold as a going concern . |
| 13 | Close work is not in itself detrimental to sight and need not be discouraged , but it should be undertaken in a comfortable position and with appropriate task lighting . |
| 14 | There are cases not in any way in doubt on this appeal which establish the general proposition that a foetus enjoys , while still a foetus , no independent legal personality — a foetus can not , while a foetus , sue and can not be made a ward of court : see Paton v. British Pregnancy Advisory Service Trustees [ 1979 ] Q.B . |
| 15 | As a result , they would be better educated and would not be thrown on the scrap heap . |
| 16 | There one met at each other 's homes for dinner , one eye on the clock on the way — cursing the traffic , having to watch the drinks as one was driving and must n't be too late as Nigel had to be up early for work . |
| 17 | But Malcolm Gourlay , BRINDEX 's chairman , said most new fields would be too small to benefit and would not be developed because of the adverse impact of withdrawing PRT relief on the cost of exploration wells . |
| 18 | Many of the factors which will be taken into account in deciding whether or not to issue consideration loan stock have already been considered and need not be repeated here . |
| 19 | This was the result of the operator failing to provide adequate information on the number of passengers carried and would not be paid until you had assessed the operator 's performance . |
| 20 | Mixed arable and dairy farms and vegetable farms are the easiest to convert to organic : the huge arable farms of East Anglia are more difficult because of intense production systems , as are chicken and pig farms where only a minimum of land is owned and would not be large enough to accommodate free range farming . |
| 21 | Memories of happy days on the hills never fade but can not be shared with others through the medium of the written word as effectively as colourful pictures . |
| 22 | At that time a diagnosis of sarcoidosis was considered but could not be proved . |
| 23 | The Act is perhaps not so clear where only the claimant with a possessory title is before the court , for example , because the true owner does not appear or can not be found . |
| 24 | These are not targets to be met and should not be the basis or a starting point for development plan policies . |
| 25 | One of the most frightening aspects of all intelligence agencies is the manner in which they create a totally false brand of patriotism in order to further a particular cause on the spurious grounds that only they understand what needs to be done and should not be asked to account or explain for any of their actions which must remain secret for all time . |
| 26 | Ireland may one day be a united nation , but it can not be done and should not be done from London . |
| 27 | He had never willed to injure or dismay the boy , but the thing was done and could not be undone . |
| 28 | I 've been so miserable thinking the letter had gone to Richard and that the damage was done and could n't be undone ! |
| 29 | As museums keep asking for more public money , should they not heed public opinion , which is that works of art exist to be seen and should not be stashed away in cellars but should be got up and out and on view ? |
| 30 | At the distance of the Earth from the Sun this force component would not contribute and would not be detectable in the experiment . |